Foundry Trail

Trailhead

Livermore Falls Municipal Parking Area

From intersection of ME Routes 4 and 17 in Livermore Falls, follow ME Route 17 (Main Street) south. ME Route 17 makes a sharp left approximately 500 feet after the starting point and becomes Depot Street; instead, continue straight along Main Street, driving past the municipal buildings to the parking lots. The Foundry Trail is towards the recreational fields on the left. Additional parking is also available near the tennis courts. 

Tennis Court Parking Area

Halfway down Foundry Road is another parking area next to the tennis courts. Follow the directions above, go through the municipal parking lot and turn left onto Foundry Road. The tennis courts and parking is 0.3 miles down the road on the right.

Boat Carry and South Entrance

At the junction of ME Routes 17 and 133 about a mile south of downtown Livermore Falls, turn west onto Foundry Road and continue 0.2 miles. Parking is a dirt area on the left. 

Description

In the middle of Livermore Falls and along the Androscoggin River, this walking and biking trail winds around the Livermore Falls Recreation Area and offering a nice casual walk on a paved sidewalk. Though no longer visible, the Livermore Falls Recreation Area is the site where the first pulp paper mill in Maine was built by Alvin Record. 

The nearby Riverside Park and gazebo at the northern end of the trail near downtown Livermore Falls provides glimpses of this town's industrial history. Now part of a massive dam structure, Livermore Falls on the Androscoggin River still possesses an impressive drop and is visible from many sections of Riverside Park. The pulp paper legacy of the region continued at Chisholm Mill that once operated just upstream from the park and continues today at the Verso Paper Mill further upstream in Jay.

Trail Manager

This trail is managed by the Town of Livermore Falls.  Contact them directly: